Harris Helping Deliver Single Data View for Media Organizations

Harris Corp. and Marketron are collaborating to provide media organizations with a combined view of advertisers, revenue, inventory and other data across media assets.

The two firms are integrating Harris’ NetGain business intelligence and analysis system with Marketron’s Mediascape open ecosystem platform. Mediascape will use data from Harris’ OSi-Traffic system to help provide detailed transactional and operational…

Naval Research Lab to Launch Experimental Satellite Today, Improve Mountainous Troop Comm.

The Naval Research Laboratory will launch its tactical satellite IV today, an experimental spacecraft employing new technologies and satellite communications techniques.

TacSat-4, as it is known, provides 10 ultra high frequency channels and allows “troops using existing radios to communicate on-the-move from obscured regions without the need for dangerous antenna positioning and pointing,” NRL said in a release. 

The satellite’s flexible up and down channel assignments increase warfighters’ ability…

Harris Introduces the First Soldier “Smart Radio”

Harris Corporation introduces the first soldier “smart radio,” the RF-7800S-LR Leader Radio, embedded with GPS, encryption and Personal Digital Assistant. 

The RF-7800S-LR provides unit leaders with communication and computing capabilities in a single, lightweight device for enhanced mission flexibility.

This new radio has a built-in computer to deliver voice, wideband data and networking and supporting applications including messaging, video transmission…

Harris Introduces Falcon III RF-7800N-CP Mobile Computing Platform

Harris Corporation introduces the new Falcon III RF-7800N-CP Mobile Computing Platform. The MCP server is designed to host, process and deliver mission-critical communications and multimedia applications when needed in the field.

The RF-7800N-CP Mobile Computing Platform utilizes Internet Protocol standards to manage and route data traffic to and from various communication networks for military and public safety users.

“The MCP…

Harris Awarded $12 Million in IT Upgrade Contracts by U.S. Air Force

Harris was awarded four contracts worth a total of over $12 million by the U.S. Air Force’s Electronic Systems Center through the Cyber Integration Division, Information Transport Systems Program Management Office.

Under the contracts, Harris will be responsible for installing core IT infrastructure upgrades through extensive cabling and networking components at four U.S. Air Force bases including Malmstrom…

Harris Finalizes Carefx Corporation Deal

Harris Corporation has finalized its $155 million acquisition of privately held Carefx Corporation, which provides interoperability workflow solutions for government and commercial healthcare providers, according to a press release.

Used in more than 800 hospitals, healthcare systems and health information exchanges across the nation, the Carefx Fusionfx platform incorporates…

Scientist Mark Thompson Receives Harris Fellow Award for 2011

Mark Thompson, a senior scientist with the Harris RF Communications Division, has been named a recipient of the Harris Fellow Award for 2011, which is the company’s highest recognition for engineering achievement.

Thompson is being honored for his expertise and ongoing contributions to sustaining Harris’ position as the leading provider of military tactical communications around…

Cyber Commander Sees DoD Cloud Shift

While U.S. Cyber Command’s Keith Alexander testified before Congress and advocated the Defense Department’s move to cloud computing, three companies announced a strategic alliance to address the security concerns that have impeded the progress of the commander’s proposal, C4ISR Journal reported.

Alexander, who also heads the National Security Agency, told a House…

Harris Names Alex Heidt VP of Air Force Programs for IT Services Business

Harris Corporation has named Alex Heidt vice president of Air Force programs for its IT Services business, reporting to Vice President and General Manager of Department of Defense Programs Mike Deloney.

Heidt is responsible for managing operations of the company’s growing Air Force business, including customer contact,…

Harris to Provide IT Infrastructure for US Army Materiel Command HQ

Harris Corporation has been awarded a $77 million contract by the National Capital Region Contracting Center to provide IT infrastructure for the U.S. Army Materiel Command Headquarters building at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.

Under the AMC contract, Harris will engineer, furnish, install and test the command, control, communications, and computer…